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Bad River

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Description: Aerial view of the Big Goose Neck in the Bad River at Copper Falls State Park.
Postcard

St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church

Date: 1900
Description: St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church before the convent was built behind it. Caption reads: "St. Patrick's R. C. Church, Janesville, Wis."
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Nettie Fowler McCormick Holding Baby

Date: 1922
Description: Nettie Fowler McCormick (1835-1923) holding her infant great-niece, Nancy Fowler Merle-Smith (b. 1921). Nettie is sitting in a wheelchair on a path, with s...
Photograph

Gordon Boardman

Date: 1970
Description: Candid portrait of Gordon Boardman, who is wearing a white shirt and a kerchief around his neck. There is a double exposure ghost image of him at the botto...
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Kim Nguyen at Home

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Description: Kim Nguyen is sitting at home. There is a map of Vietnam on the wall behind him.
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Ole Bull Monument

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Description: Monument of Ole Bull, a Norwegian violinist, in Loring Park.
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Lone Pine

Date: 1933
Description: A single pine tree grows on the ledge of a bluff along Highway 80 near Hub City. A road sign warns of a curve. The road is rutted and there is patchy snow ...
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Chicago & North Western Railway "Minneapolis" Menu

Date: 1889
Description: Menu from the Dining Car "Minneapolis" on the Chicago & North Western Railway, with an illustration of a child in shorts, a loose top, and a bonnet standin...
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John Nuwi

Date: 1926
Description: John Nuwi wrapped in a blanket and seated in a chair in front of his summer tent at Skunk Hill..
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C.B. Chapman on the Dock Before His Swim

Date: 08 12 1925
Description: C.B. (Chandler Burnell) Chapman, a good friend of Stanley Hanks from their college days, posing while sitting on a bench on the dock before his swim across...
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Sybil Nash with the Bride

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Description: Full-length portrait of Sybil Nash, holding a bouquet of flowers and wearing a cloche hat, posing next to the bride. The bride is leaning on the window sil...

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